Effects of an Integrated Adapted Physical Education Program on Psychomotor and Cognitive Parameters of Mentally Retarded Adolescents

1990 ◽  
pp. 171-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Fediuk
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
Adapted Physical Education

Demonstrating Physical Fitness Improvement in the EMR

1967 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amiel Solomon ◽  
Roy Pangle
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Mentally Retarded ◽  
Physical Development ◽  
Data Analyses ◽  
Educable Mentally Retarded

It was the purpose of this study to assess changes in physical development in educable mentally retarded boys as a result of a structured physical education program. Included in the study were 42 boys (24 experimental and 18 control). From the posttest and followup data analyses the following conclusions seem supported: (a) levels of physical fitness can be so significantly improved as to allow a favorable comparison with the nonretarded peer group, and (b) significant gains demonstrated at the end of the experiment proper remained significant over a 6 week post experiment followup period.

Fitness Data of Children with Ostomy: A Pilot Study

1990 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-264
Author(s):  
E. William Vogler
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Intestinal Tract ◽  
The United States ◽  
Adapted Physical Education ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
Physical Fitness Test ◽  
Health Related

Twenty nine ostomy children (16 girls and 13 boys) with external openings in their urinary or intestinal tract for waste collection were assessed for fitness using the Health Related Physical Fitness test. The children, as a group, were discovered to be only in the 20th percentile in overall fitness when compared to the norm in the United States. Using guidelines established by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, all 29 children were identified as candidates for an individualized adapted physical education program.

Effect of a Dance Program on the Creativity of Preschool Handicapped Children

1991 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 305-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle Jay
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Adapted Physical Education ◽  
Handicapped Children ◽  
Sensory Experiences ◽  
Experimental Group

The purpose of this study was to determine whether a dance program for preschool handicapped children can influence their creativity. This study was conducted in two schools in Illinois with 17 preschool handicapped children (Program I, N = 12; Program II, N = 5), ages 3 to 5 years. In each school there was a Program I and Program II. The children in Program I participated in the 12-week dance program which was based on sensory experiences utilizing Laban’s effort actions. Those in Program II did not have the dance program but did participate in an adapted physical education program. At the beginning and end of the study, the Torrance Test of Thinking Creatively in Action and Movement (TCAM) was administered individually. It consisted of three subscales: fluency, imagination, and originality. A two-way MANCOVA on the TCAM scores revealed that the experimental group improved over the comparison group (p <.05) on the set of subscale scores. Subsequent univariate ANCOVA analyses were performed on the data to determine which dependent measures were significantly different between the groups. The results demonstrated that imagination (p <.01) was significantly changed by the dance program but that fluency and originality were not.

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